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A CALL TO VISUAL ARTISTS TO GIVE TO A COMING GENERATION OF KENYANS

Beautiful Delivery – Making Pumwani Hospital a place of Healing and Joy A Call to Visual Artists to give to a coming generation of Kenyans Background Pumwani Hospital is an Obstetric and Referral Hospital for delivery of expectant mothers in Nairobi, and adjoining districts. Pumwani also caters ...

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5 years ago

NERVES: AN ARTIST’S JOURNEY

Before embarking on this project I was certain about the concept and execution. Though like any project – its meaning and worth would change over time. After handing in my proposal and gaining approval, I found myself trying to convince myself that the project is genuine and not contrived. It was...

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5 years ago

MEET THE RESIDENT ARTIST:MASOUD KIBWANA

The current resident at Kuona Trust, Masoud Kibwana from the Nafasi Art Space in Tanzania, is very delighted to be in Nairobi. He works with acrylic on canvas to produce his amazing work. We had a chat with him and here is what he had to say: How do you Find Nairobi? I like Nairobi very much, it ...

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5 years ago

MEET OUR RESIDENT ARTIST: IAN MWESIGA

One of the two artists currently in residence at Kuona Trust is Mwesiga Ian from 32 degress Art Space in Uganda. Ian is a recent graduate of Makerere University where he studied painting, anatomy drawing and advertising design. We asked him a few questions just to find out a few things about him:...

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5 years ago

MEET THE ARTIST:TRESOR MALAYA

Kuona Trust warmly welcomes Tresor Malaya our new international resident artist . Tresor Munyemi, a visual artist and performer, is described as being one of the most innovative artists of his generation from Lubumbashi, DRC. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Lubumbashi and has partic...

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5 years ago

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS

Residency and Workshop Opportunities for Artists Thupelo Prince Albert workshop Thupelo workshops are artists led and were initiated in response to a need for interaction between artists. This workshop will include up to 20 artists from around the world; all with experience in their various prac...

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5 years ago

JUA KALI: A LIFE WITH NO REGRETS

One Year… Well Almost (A Life without Regrets) New Years 2012/2013 Lamu – NY Resolutions are never kept but I was determined not to let this one go: “Live without Regrets.” By the end of 2012 I found myself in a really comfortable space, earning a decent salary, held the title of General Manager ...

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5 years ago

OPEN CALL FOR RESIDENCY

Who Artists at any point in their career, living anywhere in the world, and working in any medium are welcome to submit an application. Gallery Owners are encouraged to submit applications for artists they represent and/or for a curated residency where the gallery chooses all of the residents (up...

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5 years ago

ABOUT THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

The Kuona Trust Arts Centre shares a commitment to raising the awareness and understanding of contemporary art and celebrating diverse cultures and viewpoints through its residency, exhibition and education programs. Each year, 2 artists are selected to be in residence at the Centre with the obje...

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5 years ago

GALLERY

The Kuona Trust gallery is a modest space in the main building (originally designed for residential purposes). Kuona has steadily built a reputation for thematic and conceptual exhibitions, curated by young experimental artists and has achieved incredible success despite the limitations of space....

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5 years ago